Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena took victory the ‘hard way’ as they were first on the road in all three legs: their success has helped them increase their lead in the drivers’ classification in the World Rally Championship.

The Citroen Total World Rally Team's DS3 WRC cars scored the first one-two of their fledgling career, with second-placed Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena now level with Mikko Hirvonen for the lead in the drivers' world title chase.